# Incident 20000721029999I: Bell 47G, Romney, IN, July 21, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2000, 13:45 local time
- Place: Romney, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2534° N, 86.9038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romney, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2534&lon=-86.9038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N957B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721029999I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS HELICOPTER ON A TRAILER USED TO TRANSPORT THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE HOVERING OVER THE TRAILER, THE PILOT SNAGGED A SKID ON THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS TRAILER IS EXTREMELY NARROW CONSIDERING THE SKID WIDTH OF THE HELICOPTER BUT IS AS WIDE AS HIGHWAY LAWS ALLOW.

## Other reports on N957B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890225009969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225009969I), Feb 25, 1989: Bell 47G (N957B), Ozark, MO, Minor damage. Pop followed by vibration on takeoff. Landed. Main rotor grip assembly was broken due to metal fatigue.
- [Accident 19740707021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707021139A), Jul 7, 1974: Bell 47G (N957B), Midland, OR, Destroyed. Lnd on upslope. Plt unable to stop sliding.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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